Tumble Monkeys are coming back to Festival of the Lion King at Disney's Animal Kingdom

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Tuesday March 15, 2022 8:34am Et · "Festival of the Lion King"
Tumble Monkeys are coming back to Festival of the Lion King at Disney's Animal Kingdom
The acrobats are making their long-awaited return to the stage show in the Harambe Theater.

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A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King

Disney has announced via Tik Tok that the Tumble Monkeys are returning to 'Festival of the Lion King' at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

While we don't get a specific date for their return, the post does say "this summer," which is likely to around Memorial Day weekend. The Tumble Monkeys are a team of acrobats that adds a lot of energy to the show and are especially popular with the younger members of the audience.

@disneyparks It…is….time ?? Tumble Monkeys are making their return this Summer #Disney #DisneyParks #DisneyWorld #AnimalKingdom #FestivalOfTheLionKing #Monkey ? original sound - Disney Parks

The return of A Festival of the Lion King in May 2021 was a significant moment for Walt Disney World's entertainment department and its return to the parks followed the pandemic closures. Although in a modified format, it was the first time that large numbers of guests were indoors for a show.

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↩ replying to Nick_A
They are also looking for performers with aerial experience which would indicate that the Can You Feel the Love Tonight segment will be restored.
↩ replying to danlb_2000
It sounds like they'll be back to the original show by Summer.
The Tumble Monkeys are - by leaps and bounds lol - my faves. But the aerialist bird number is second. Fire dancer third. It's simply not the same show without all of them.
↩ replying to Mousertainment
For me, it's the opposite order. But I agree that the show needs all 3.
↩ replying to wdwmagic
Rather disappointed to hear of such a long closure as it pretty much covers my entire trip and with the problem changing park/dining reservations it’s really tough to reorganise to include it 😅
Oh well, I can give this a miss in June. Tumble monkeys are the best part of the show for me. I was hoping they would be back for my trip.😔
↩ replying to nicb88
Well…they’ve got to rehearse.
↩ replying to Bastet
🎵 Yes, we have no bananas !! 🎵
↩ replying to raymusiccity
I can't connect that song to WDW without this classic bit.
↩ replying to celluloid
Loved that! Thanks for sharing. Definitely needed it after this weeks events!

Why don't the the "tumble monkeys" look like the ones following Lucy? 🤣
↩ replying to rumcat
I know… No need to go on the defensive… I’m just expressing my disappointment at missing the show.
↩ replying to rumcat
Typically though at WDW that would be done during overnights. I don't really see why this needs a 10 day closure.
↩ replying to wdwmagic
But what about the fact that half the cast would also be preforming during the day (Timon, dancers, singers) I’m sure that runs afoul of union rules. While I guess one cast could do it at a time, running half shows during the 4th also sounds like a disaster for park ops.